A former Liverpool star claims there is one player in the Premier League capable of stopping Manchester City star Erling Haaland.
The Reds will resume their rivalry with the defending league winners on Saturday afternoon at the Etihad, with both sides heading into the clash in fine form.
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Haaland did miss Norway's last European Championship qualifier through injury, but is expected to return to face Jurgen Klopp's side as he aims to add to his 13 league goals.
Former Reds defender Glen Johnson feels club captain Virgil van Dijk has what it takes to silence the defending Golden Boot winner.
"If anyone can stop Haaland, Van Dijk can. The issue is, with City it's not just about him and there's goal threats everywhere," Johnson told Squawka.
"Liverpool have to be careful [to] not just build the whole gameplan around Haaland, but in terms of the one-on-one battle between him and Van Dijk, it will be interesting to see how they take the game on.
"I'm interested to see if Haaland will look to go in behind or drop off and pull Van Dijk away from the defensive line."
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